Judge Disqualifies NJ US Attorney's Office Leaders
March 10, 2026·24 days ago·via New Jersey Monitor

A federal judge disqualifies the trio leading the New Jersey US Attorney's Office-Philip Lamparello, Jordan Fox, and Ari Fontecchio-after criminal defendants challenge their appointment as a workaround following Alina Habba's ouster. This stems from Trump administration efforts to install loyalists, bypassing Senate confirmation, which Judge Matthew Brann, a conservative Obama appointee, calls out as potential "terrifying abuses of power. Read more about this...